A deep dive into the Bexar County Criminal Investigation Lab’s backlogs ends with a look into DNA analysis cases.

KSAT’s Courtney Friedman looked into backlogs in all three divisions of the lab, including firearms and drug seizures.

The DNA analysis lab is where evidence is sent when a crime is committed in Bexar County and suspects need to be identified.

Cases that affect public safety, such as the recent arrest in 63-year-old Stacey Dramiga’s murder case, are prioritized.

However, hundreds of other cases that aren’t at the top of the list remain stuck in the backlog.

KSAT requested the last five years of data in this backlog and for the first time in years, the county has provided that information.

The graph below illustrates the number of DNA cases in the backlog from Nov. 2020 to

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